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...South American manner," snapped Socialist ex-Premier Guy Mollet, who supported De Gaulle's return to power in 1958. Peppery ex-Premier Paul Reynaud voiced the fears of many conservative leaders with the argument that De Gaulle's reforms, "by personalizing government powers even more," would strengthen subversive elements; their "only problem would be to overthrow De Gaulle, dictatorial power then devolving on them." But there was little doubt that De Gaulle, as usual, would have his way. In three previous referendums-the latest concerned his formula for the Algerian peace agreement-he never failed to pull...
...ensuring that the nation does not relapse, after his death or retirement, into "the precarious and disastrous condition that it knew for 50 years" of unending political crises. To correct what he once called "the badly constructed framework" of the Third and Fourth Republics, De Gaulle proposes to strengthen the present presidential system and thus confer on his successor the authority that Charles de Gaulle enjoys by virtue of his immense personal prestige...
...were publicly disavowed by his Foreign Minister, Gerhard Schroder, who declared in a magazine interview that Europe had everything to gain from political and economic partnership with Britain. Though Schroder later explained that he had expressed this view without reference to Adenauer's prerecorded TV interview, he effectively strengthened his position as a successor to the Chancellor with the majority of West Germany's Protestant voters, who are generally more eager to bring Britain into Europe than to strengthen Germany's ties with France...
...eleven, Carolyn was such a good athlete that she thought she was ready for the Los Angeles Athletic Club's swimming team. Coach Peter Daland told her to go home and wait until she was twelve. Next year she made the team. Daland worked long hours to strengthen her arm and shoulder muscles, get more power into her kick. In 1960, when she was just 14, Carolyn broke the American 1,500-meter record, placed second to Defending Champion Chris von Saltza in the 400-meter freestyle, and earned a trip to the Rome Olympics...
...McCormack presented Mac-Arthur with an engrossed copy of a special resolution, passed unanimously by both Houses of Congress, that expressed the "thanks and appreciation of the Congress and the American people" for his leadership "during and following World War II," and for his many years of effort to strengthen the ties between the Philippines...